Love and Loss in a Night Club World
Al Stone, a singing waiter at Blackie Joe's in New York, runs a life of fame and heartbreak. He marries Molly Winton, a ballad singer, but Molly elopes with his friend John Perry taking their child to France. Al descends into ruin until Grace Farrel rescues him and inspires a comeback while worrying over Molly's fate.
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al Stone
Blackie Joe
New York
Grace Farrel
Molly Winton
Junior
Molly
John Perry
Perry
France
Blackie
Grace
Europe
Elopers
Fame
Broadway
Marcus
City
Algonquin Theatre
Paris
A Broadway Star and a Divorced Mollies tangled fates
Al Stone plans marriage to Grace after learning Molly has filed for divorce. Molly, in Paris with John Perry, grows weary of Junior as Perry pressures money and his own plans. Junior suffers away from Molly as their romance frays and Molly ponders her future in a volatile love triangle.
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Molly
Paris
Riveria
John Perry
Junior
Deauville
Monte Carlo
Broadway
John
Perry
America
Trust Fund For Soldiers Proposal for a nationwide relief fund
A columnist urges Canada to create a national trust fund funded by one dollar per resident to aid disabled soldiers. Proponents argue it could be efficiently invested and governed by a capable board, building on a principle already used by the Canadian Legion. The piece stresses broader public support and business acumen to manage the fund.
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Canada
Canadian Legion
What He Required
A tramp asks at a cottage for a means to take medicine after meals. He explains the doctor prescribed a dose but he has nothing to drink from. The cottage door opens to a sympathetic motherly figure who offers help and hearing the sick man’s request.
Minards wards off grippe in courtroom exchange
Magistrate questions the cause of trouble as a witness recalls asking who would be buried and hearing a sarcastic reply about the gentleman in the hearse. The exchange captures a tense moment in a legal proceeding.
Name and Fate of the Garthwind Windjammers
Sir William Garthwaite, owner of the Garth Line, bought six fine Cape Horn windjammers and renamed them with the prefix Garth. One by one they disappeared through wrecks, icebergs, gales, and neglect, until the last, the Garthpool, was wrecked off Africa. He laments that a sailing ship has a soul and laments the end of Britain’s deep sea windjammer heritage.
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William Garthwaite
Garth Line
Garthpool
Africa
Garthway
Garthforce
Garthneill
Garthswaid
Garthgarry
Garth
Mauretania
Prehistoric Fortification Saved by National Parks Service
The Southwold Earthwork near St. Thomas Ontario, a unique prehistoric double nalled fortification, has been preserved by the National Parks Branch historic sites division. Once three feet high, the walls enclose about three acres with a 30 foot wide moat between earthworks likely topped by a vertical log palisade.
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Southwold
St. Thomas
Ont
Historic Sites Division
National Parks Branch
Ontario
Busy Cromwell woman marks eighty second birthday
Miss Kate Raph of Cromwell Connecticut celebrated her 82nd birthday at her toy factory job where she has worked 65 years painting toys. She walks three miles daily to the plant and then sells papers and tends a farm each night. Her brother and sister live with her.
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Kate Raph
Cromwell
Conn
Village Church Bell Remains Unjazzed In Debate
Mrs Richleigh laments the scarcity of Rembrandts while Mrs Goldman notes four entries in the telephone directory. The only unjazzed artifact left is the village church bell, a point of quiet stubbornness amid wider changes.
Man torpedoed in Arctic Circle still shivering after years
An omnibus conductor in London says he has not felt warmth in 14 years after being torpedoed on August 8, 1915, aboard the auxiliary cruiser India. He spent four hours on a raft and later was interned in Norway. A medical correspondent notes possible lasting effects of mental shock on circulation and body warmth.
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London
Arctic Circle
India
Norway
Critics accuse Byrd expedition of overbearing endorsements
The text suggests Byrd faces criticism from fellow explorers due to a flood of testimonials praising various items used by his expedition. It implies recipients are well paid. It warns that exploration is becoming too commercial while noting widespread endorsements.
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Byrd
Persian Balm for a Lovely Complexion
Persian Balm promises a cooling caress that soothes rough skin caused by weather. It adds delicate fragrance and a rose leaf texture to the skin and softens and whitens hands, a peerless toilet requisite for every woman.
Oak Tree Memorial on the Arc de Triomphe Site
A single oak tree near the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe site commemorates the one and a half million French war dead. It is watered and cared for daily by thousands visiting the site, and will be replaced if it dies to keep a lasting symbol of the world war dead.
Not Under His Own Power Spectator It Was Magnificent Rescue
A dramatic mountain sea rescue unfolds as a spectator praises a dive from height in full clothes. The rescuer questions who pushed him, seeking the responsible party amidst the tense moment.
Desert crossing: nearly twenty five thousand cars pass Syria Iraq
About 25,000 automobiles traveled the desert route between Syria and Iraq this year, marking a notable increase in cross border traffic. The figure reflects gradual growth in regional movement and transport activity amid ongoing regional conditions.
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Syria
Iraq
The Man Who Minded His Own Business
A concise proverb notes that a person who minds his own business has a valuable mind worth cultivating and applying to life.
Little Helps For This Week
Devotional prose emphasizes trials as divine discipline shaping faith. It cites Psalm and writers James Drummond Burns Miguel Molinos urging fearlessness in hardship and finding God in sorrow as part of spiritual growth. The piece frames tribulation as a means to separate the true from the false and to draw nearer to grace.
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James Drummond Burns
Miguel Molinos
Old Motors Find Fresh Purpose On Farms
A careful survey shows discarded automobile engines find new life on farms. Engines once used for transport now power wood sawing press cider mix concrete cut fodder pump water and thresh and grind grain, providing useful service in agricultural work.
Minard's remedy quips in driving license tale
A humorous vignette shows a wife applying for a license while the husband nearby claims she has driven a car for 120000 miles without ever touching the wheel. The playful exchange highlights the absurdity of the situation.
Foxes for Sweden Load Ships 500 Animals From North America
A cargo of 500 live foxes gathered from ranches in the Maritimes Ontario British Columbia and Washington state departed recently for Sweden. This follows a prior shipment of 250 foxes from the Maritime Provinces.
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Maritimes
Ontario
British Columbia
Washington
Sweden
Maritime Provinces
Nerves Reassured by Simple Home Remedy
Miss Florence Coutier of Park Lake Ontario describes severe nerves and sleepless nights. A neighbor advised her to take a certain remedy, noting she felt tired all day yet regained steadiness after trying it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dekena Wallace
Union Street
North Devon
Brunswick
Florence Coutier
Park Lake, Ont
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